Sold prices · East of England
Sold house prices in WD17 (Watford)
200 standard residential sales registered with HM Land Registry for completions from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 (our data runs to 28 August 2026). The newest month, August 2026, is left out: HM Land Registry is still adding sales to it. Earlier recent months can still grow a little in later releases.
By property type
| Type | Sales | Median | Middle 50% | 95% interval of the median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 48 | £1,017,500 | £870,000 – £1,181,250 | £915,000 – £1,110,000 |
| Semi-detached | 22 | £850,000 | £635,000 – £945,000 | £635,000 – £950,000 |
| Terraced | 42 | £422,750 | £382,525 – £500,000 | £395,300 – £465,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 88 | £271,879 | £202,250 – £330,000 | £240,000 – £295,000 |
Median = the middle sale price. Middle 50% = from the 25th to the 75th percentile. The 95% interval shows how far the median could move with a different set of sales; a wide interval means few or very varied sales. Types with fewer than 20 sales show no price.
Official UK House Price Index for the area
| Local authority | Average price | 12-month change | Detached | Semi | Terraced | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford (100% of WD17 sales, July 2026) | £404,299 | -0.7% | £932,291 | £534,461 | £430,030 | £263,145 |
The UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, calculated by the ONS) is a modelled average for the whole local authority, adjusted for the mix of homes sold and smoothed over 3 months; the latest months are provisional and are revised. Our median above is the middle actual sale in WD17 over 12 months — the two measure different things and can differ.
Area rent and gross yield
| Type | Area rent / month | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,546 | 3.0% |
| Semi-detached | £2,015 | 2.8% |
| Terraced | £1,748 | 5.0% |
| Flat / maisonette | £1,434 | 6.3% |
Area rent = ONS Price Index of Private Rents for the local authority of each sale (August 2026): the average rent of existing tenancies of that property type — an area baseline, not the rent a particular home would let for. Gross yield = area rent × 12 ÷ median price, before costs, tax and voids.
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